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SEMPSTRESS

• SEMPSTRESS (noun)
The noun SEMPSTRESS has 1 sense:

1. someone who makes or mends dresses

Familiarity information: SEMPSTRESS used as a noun is very rare.

• SEMPSTRESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Someone who makes or mends dresses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dressmaker; needlewoman; seamstress; sempstress; modiste

Hypernyms ("sempstress" is a kind of...):

garment worker; garment-worker; garmentmaker (a person who makes garments)

Instance hyponyms:

Betsy Griscom Ross; Betsy Ross; Ross (American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836))

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(English proverb)
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(Arabic proverb)
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(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of Betsy Ross
Pronunciation of garment-worker
Definition of garmentmaker
Pronunciation of Ross
Definition of Betsy Griscom Ross

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